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Kentucky Basketball forward Andrija Jelavic is headed to the transfer portal, according to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim. Jelavic is leaving the door open for a potential return to Kentucky. The former 4-star recruit hails from Croatia, where he played professionally before making his way to Lexington. He came onto the scene last spring and committed to […]
Good morning, BBN! Today is an important day in the college basketball calendar as the transfer portal officially opens for a two-week period. What does that mean? Free agency is kicking off. For the Kentucky Wildcats, it also tips off the most important offseason of the Mark Pope era to this point. After a disappointing […]
With the transfer portal officially open, Kentucky Basketball continues to show interest in multiple players. According to Jacob Polacheck of KSR, Kentucky has shown early interest in Oregon junior forward Kwame Evans Jr., a versatile frontcourt player coming off a strong season with the Ducks. Evans, who has spent all three of his collegiate seasons […]
Mo Dioubate brought a unique energy to Lexington last fall, and now that energy will be following him to a new destination. News broke that Big Mo was heading to the NCAA Transfer Portal for the second straight year, and now we know why: Money. According to a report from KSR’s Matt Jones, Mo wanted […]
Denzel Aberdeen isn’t quite ready to call it a college career. According to Pete Nakos, the Kentucky Basketball guard is entering the transfer portal in hopes of securing a fifth playing season, though he will obviously need a Hail-Mary waiver to accomplish this. Aberdeen, who spent three entire seasons at Florida, completed his fourth and […]
Kentucky Basketball is once again set to be in the running for Dedan Thomas Jr., this time after he entered the transfer portal following his lone season with the LSU Tigers. It was this time last year that Thomas, then coming out of UNLV, was one of several point guard targets Kentucky had in mind […]
Malachi Moreno is taking the next step in evaluating his future, announcing he will test the NBA Draft waters while maintaining the option to return to Kentucky Basketball. Jon Chepkevich of Draft Express broke the news Monday night, adding that if Moreno withdraws from the draft, it will be to play for Kentucky, so it […]
The offseason is underway as Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats enter what likely will go down as the most important offseason of his tenure. After a disappointing season finishing 22-14, the Big Blue Nation has higher expectations than what has been shown on the court to this point in Pope’s first two seasons. Add […]
It looks as though the North Carolina Tar Heels have found their next head coach, and it’s a surprising name in former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone. According to ESPN college basketball reporter Pete Thamel, North Carolina is set to hire Malone, who won an NBA Championship with Denver in 2023 before being fired two […]
Kentucky Basketball forward Mouhamed Dioubate is headed to the transfer portal after just one season in Lexington, according to Joe Tipton of On3. The former 4-star recruit (high school and transfer) committed to Mark Pope and the Cats after spending two seasons playing for Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide. In Tuscaloosa, Dioubate was […]
While it’s been over a decade since Kentucky Basketball was in the National Championship game, the Big Blue fanbase and all fans of college basketball will be glued to their televisions tonight as Michigan and UConn clash in the title game. Tonight’s matchup is a battle between a season-long heavyweight in Dusty May & the […]
A year ago today, Acaden Lewis was still a Kentucky Basketball commit, and, knowing how the season played out, he would have been a huge player to have. Once Jaland Lowe went down, no one could initiate offense for others. It worked occasionally with Denzel Aberdeen, but as we all watched against Iowa State, too […]
The college basketball transfer portal is just heating up as it opens on Tuesday, April 7th, and the Kentucky Wildcats are expected to be involved with some of the top names. Jalen Haralson is going to be a name to watch for the Wildcats. The Notre Dame transfer had a stellar freshman season for the […]
If you’ve been online over the last couple days, you’ve likely seen an ongoing discussion about Kentucky Basketball fan behavior and its role when it comes to recruiting. There’s long been a discussion about the behavior of Kentucky fans, but that has ramped up again recently with the announcement that Jasper Johnson and Brandon Garrison […]
Leading up to the 2025-26 season, we heard all Summer about “The Assignment.” It was Kentucky Basketball’s mission to win the school’s ninth national championship. The Wildcats started the season at No. 9 in the AP Poll. Then, it all went downhill. Saturday, CBS aired Kentucky Basketball Confidential, a documentary that followed the team behind […]
Good morning, BBN! The roster movement is starting to happen for the Kentucky Wildcats, as we saw two more players enter their names into the transfer portal on Friday night. Joining Jaland Lowe are freshman guard Jasper Johnson and center Brandon Garrison. Let’s first start with Johnson. The Lexington, KY native came into his freshman […]
The NCAA appears to be moving closer to expanding one of its most iconic events. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments are expected to grow from 68 to 76 teams in the near future. Under the proposed format, the expansion would add eight additional games to the current […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for “urgent national action to save college sports,” signaling a major federal push to reshape the current landscape of collegiate athletics. The order proposes sweeping changes, including federal regulation of NIL collectives, stricter transfer rules, and a revamped eligibility structure. One key component is a return […]
The offseason continues to bring major changes for Kentucky Basketball, as fans took to social media to react to the transfers of Brandon Garrison and Jasper Johnson. Garrison, a key frontcourt piece over the past two seasons, is entering the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining. His decision drew a wide range of […]
Kentucky forward Brandon Garrison has entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Wildcats, leaving one year of eligibility remaining as he heads into his senior season. Garrison, who transferred to Kentucky following his freshman year at Oklahoma State, developed into a solid rotational piece during his time in Lexington. Serving primarily as a […]
Jasper Johnson, a highly touted in-state recruit, is entering the transfer portal after just one season at Kentucky, marking another offseason departure for the Wildcats after Jaland Lowe entered the portal a few days ago. Johnson’s journey to Lexington was closely followed. The Kentucky native began his high school career at Woodford County before playing […]
University of Kentucky Athletics has renewed and expanded its long-term partnership with Fanatics, extending the agreement through 2038, the school announced on Friday. Fanatics Licensing Management, which has served as the University’s trademark licensing representative for more than a decade, will continue to oversee the core of the school’s merchandising, including the operation of the […]
With the Final Four on the horizon, it’s now been over a decade since Kentucky fans had the opportunity to watch their team be that close to a National Championship. Instead of playing this weekend, head coach Mark Pope and his program have their sights focused on how to improve their team for next season. […]
If Kentucky Basketball not having any commitments for the class of 2026 prior to last week felt weird, consider this: In the McDonald’s All-American Game this week, there were zero players committed to Kentucky playing in the game. Now, the class of 2026 can be heavily boosted with Tyran Stokes, but he’s very likely to […]
A lot of changes have been happening to college athletics over the last several years, as the transfer portal and NIL have entered the conversation. Now, the NCAA is considering a major rule change that applies directly to men’s college basketball. As of Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Cabinet will consider some proposed eligibility rule […]